text_original: While the Lombards were settling in Northern Italy, Rome was passing slowly out of the hand of the Empire and into the hands of her new rulers, the Popes.
text_transcription: WHILE THE LOMBARDS WERE SETTLING IN NORTHERN ITALY ROME WAS PASSING SLOWLY OUT OF THE HAND OF THE EMPIRE AND INTO THE HANDS OF HER NEW RULERS THE POPES
phonemes: wˌaɪl ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz wɜː sˈɛɾəlɪŋ ɪn nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈɪɾəli, ɹˈoʊm wʌz pˈæsɪŋ slˈoʊli ˌaʊɾəv ðə hˈænd ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌv hɜː nˈuː ɹˈuːlɚz, ðə pˈoʊps.